World Saxophone Quartet - The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint and Soul Note [6 CD, 2012] (FLAC + 320)

  

The World Saxophone Quartet was and continues to be a potent force on the modern jazz scene. This boxed set collection includes remastered versions of some of their earliest albums recorded for the Italian Black Saint/Soul Note labels during the 1970s and 1980s. These albums feature the original lineup of Julius Hemphill on alto and soprano saxophones and flute, Oliver Lake on alto and soprano saxophones, Hamiet Bluiett on baritone saxophone and alto clarinet and David Murray on tenor saxophone and bass clarinet.

The band is very exciting and uses the different textures of its instruments and the unique voices of the members to create a memorable and distinguished sound that runs the gamut from gutbucket R&B through to outside free improvisations, and it was the balance of these disparate elements that made the band so interesting. Each musician was also a composer who brought something different to the table so there was a great deal of variety within the format. The ability of the musicians to peel off riffs that act as melodic statements and also support individual members on solo flights are particularly impressive. The WSQ became something of a sensation during the 1980s. eventually headlining festivals and securing a major label record deal. Not bad for a group of musicians who were scuffling on the loft scene a decade before.









CD 1 STEPPIN' WITH THE WORLD SAXOPHONE QUARTET, 1978
CD 2 W.S.Q., 1980
CD 3 REVUE, 1980
CD 4 LIVE IN ZURICH, 1981
CD 5 LIVE AT BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC, 1985

  • HAMIET BLUIETT
  • JULIUS HEMPHILL
  • OLIVER LAKE
  • DAVID MURRAY

cd 6 MOVING RIGHT ALONG, 1993

  • OLIVER LAKE
  • JAMES SPAULDING
  • ERIC PERSON
  • DAVID MURRAY
  • HAMIET BLUIETT


CD1: World Saxophone Quartet. Steppin' With The World Saxophone Quartet

 1.Steppin'
2.Ra-Ta-Ta
3.Dream Scheme
4.PO In Cairo
5.Hearts
6.R&B

CD2: World Saxophone Quartet. W.S.Q.

 1.Sundance
2.Plain Song
3.Connections
4.W.S.Q.
5.Pillars Latino
6.Suite Music
7.Sound Light
8.Fast Life

CD3: World Saxophone Quartet. Revue

 1.Revue
2.Affairs Of The Heart
3.Slide
4.Little Samba
5.I Heard That
6.Hymn For The Old Year
7.Ming
8.David's Tune
9.Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church

CD4: World Saxophone Quartet. Live In Zurich

 1.Hattie Wall
2.Funny Paper
3.Touchic
4.My First Winter
5.Bordertown
6.Steppin'
7.Stick
8.Hattie Wall

CD5: World Saxophone Quartet. Live At Brooklyn Academy Of Music

 1.One / Waltz / Time
2.Great Peace
3.Kind'a Up
4.Paper Works
5.Open Air (For Tommy)
6.Georgia Blue


CD6: World Saxophone Quartet. Moving Right Along

 1.Antithesis
2.Baba
3.N.T.
4.Astral Travels
5.Land Of Mistery
6.Moving On
7.Amazing Grace (Part I)
8.Giant Steps
9.Urban
10.Sharrod
11.M.I.L.D.
12.Lighting And Thunder
13.Amazing Grace (Part II)





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